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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Bel Trew

The 40-km queue to flee Ukraine: Thousands of families rush to leave as Russian army advances

Bel Trew

Emerging from the darkness of the freezing night, the pale shadows of thousands of men, women and children drag small bags, their lives and their pets behind them.

It is minus 4C, and the road is scarred with ice. People, who have fled airstrikes and shelling from as far away as 1,000km (620 miles) in eastern Ukraine, make the final 12-hour march on foot to the border with Poland.

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